Partitioned packing-case.



F310. 813,246. PATBEZTED FEB. 20, 190$.

A. R, SPEER. PARTITIONED PACKING CASE.

APPLICATION FILED APR.1,1905.

Wiiize'ssesfi UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

PARTITIONED PACKING-CASE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 20, 1906.

Application filed April 1, 1905. Serial No. 253,332.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ARTHUR R. SPEER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Pittsburg, in the county of Allegheny and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inPartitioned Packing-Cases, of which the. following is a specie fication,reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings, forming partof the specification, in which Figure 1 is a longitudinal verticalsection through a packing-case provided with my improved partitionstructure indicated by the line I I of Fig. 3. Fig. 2 is a cross-sectionat right angles to Fig.1 indicated by'the line II II of Fig. 3. Fig. 3is a horizontal section on the line III III oi Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is'anenlarged detail plan view of portions of the upper and under partitionmembers, illustrating their relative arrangement. Figs. 5 and 6 aredetail views in elevation and plan, respectively, of a portion of one ofthe partition members. Fig. 7 is a similar view in per spcctivc.- I

)[y invention refers to improvements in packing-cases tor bottlesprovided with novel separating-partitions, the case being preferablyconstructed of light sheet metal and so designed as to contain adefinite number oibottlcs with economy of space and the requisitestrength and adaptability to shipping, storing, or handling.

Referring to the drawings, the sides and ends 2 of the case are formedof sheet metal built up in any suitable manner and prefer ably ofadjacent sections connected by doubling the edge of one section around acorresponding flange 3 ofthe adjacent section,

roviding outwardly-extending strengthening-ribs 4, which encircle-thecase and coincide with the joints. While such construction is notessential to the .case as. a whole, it

provides a stiff light structure and facilitates the attachment of thepartition elements.

As shown in plan view in Fig. 3, the 'case'is hexagonal in formand sodesigned as to receive just twenty-four bottles, arranged in diagonalrows and also longitudinal rows parallel with thesides of the case inall directions, approximatingthe cellular construction of a honeycomb.

The partition elements are composed of strips 5 of thin sheet metaldiagonall arranged in layers, the partitions of each layer crossing theline of direction of the next-ad jacent layer diagonally, all of thepartitions being parallel with one or theother of the diagonal ends andits opposite corres mnding panel of the case.

As shown at 6, the case is rounded at the corners toronform to thecorner-bottles, and the partition-strips are pressed by suitable (liestoprovide concave recesses 7 at. alternately-oppositc sides by turning theedges of the strip downwardly, as shown at 8, thus producing a series ofclnnmel-sections of inverted-U form, which intervene between thecorresponding Y bottle cavities, as clearly shown. The ends of thepartition-st rips are niitered to tit between the sections forming thewalls of the case, and when formed in the manhcr described andincorporated with the case provide series of scparating-partitions,

. which at diiierent levels practically embrace the bottles entirelyaround.

Itwill be understood that the case is providcd with a suitable top 9,secured in any convenient manner, and as thus constructed the device isvery strong and serviceable,

cheap and compact, and well adapted to the objects in view. The case maybe made for varying numbers or sizes of bottles and may be changed oraltered to suit ditl'erent requirements of use 'by the skilled mechanic;but all such changes are to be considered as within the scope of thefollowing claims.

WVhat I claim is' 1'. A hexagonal packing case provided with series ofdiagonally arranged partitions located on difi'erentlevels,substantially as set forth. 2 A hexagonal packing-case provided withdiagonally arranged partitions, pro- -vided with alternately-arrangedrecesses, substantially as set forth.

3. A hexagonal packing-case provided with rounded corners and series ofpartitions arranged parallel with the ends of the case, and located atdifferent levels, substantially as set forth.

4.. A hexagonal-packing-case of sheet metal provided withdiagonally-arranged series of cross-partitions having concave recesses,substantially asset forth.

5. A Hexagonal packing-case of sheet metal provided withdiagonally-arranged series of cross-partitions formed of strips of:shect nieta'l pressed to provide'concave bottle-engaging recesses,substantially as set forth.

6. A partition member consisting of a.

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- strip of sheet metal having lateral concave arranged at dillerentlevels and parallel with 'recesses formed by bending the edge of the theends of the case, said series extending strip, substantially as setforth. transversely of each other, substantially .as

7. A partition member consisting of a set forth. 7 5 strip of sheetmetal having alternately ar- In testimony whereof I affix my signature I5 ranged lateral concave recesses formed by in presence of twowitnesses. bending the edges of the strip, substantially ARTHUR R.SPEER. as set forth. Witnesses:

8. A hexagonal packing-case provided 0 M. CLARKE, 10 with roundedcorners and series of partitions CHAS; S. LEPLEY.

